Moms Testify at EPA Mercury Hearing

5 years 6 months ago

Written by Molly Rauch

Dozens of Moms Clean Air Force members and staff from more than 15 states testified this week at the only public hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to attack the legal foundation of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. The moms, dads, and...

Molly Rauch

A new energy future for Puerto Rico beyond recovery

5 years 6 months ago
By Daniel Whittle and Ronny Sandoval Hurricane Maria’s devastation of Puerto Rico in 2017 was overwhelming. Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives. Basic services, including power and water, were knocked out for months and the economy ground to a halt. Power and other services have since been restored to nearly all parts of the island, […]
EDF Blogs

A new energy future for Puerto Rico beyond recovery

5 years 6 months ago
By Daniel Whittle and Ronny Sandoval Hurricane Maria’s devastation of Puerto Rico in 2017 was overwhelming. Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives. Basic services, including power and water, were knocked out for months and the economy ground to a halt. Power and other services have since been restored to nearly all parts of the island, […]
EDF Blogs

The Good, The Bad and The Blind Spot of Corporate Sustainability Rankings

5 years 6 months ago
No matter the industry, business stakeholders care about lists who’s on them and who’s on top. Consider this small sampling: Fast Company’s “50 Most Innovative Companies” list, Fortune’s “Change the World” list, Forbes’ “The World’s Most Reputable Companies” list, or Glassdoor’s “Best Places to Work.” Companies spend countless hours every year applying to appear on […]
Victoria Mills

Don't Let Wheeler Push Mercury Standards Out of Orbit

5 years 6 months ago
The Trump EPA announced plans to roll back the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, another working, life-saving policy that nobody actually wants to get rid of except Trump, Acting EPA Administrator Wheeler and their polluter friends. DOF. C3. Regional.
Environmental Defense Fund

Don't Let Wheeler Push Mercury Standards Out of Orbit

5 years 6 months ago
The Trump EPA announced plans to roll back the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, another working, life-saving policy that nobody actually wants to get rid of except Trump, Acting EPA Administrator Wheeler and their polluter friends. DOF. C3. Regional.
Environmental Defense Fund

Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Faces Delays

5 years 6 months ago

Coastal restoration groups urge officials to redouble efforts to save time (NEW ORLEANS, LA – March 20, 2019) Today the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) announced that the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion is facing a delay of at least several months in completing the permitting phase of this keystone restoration project. In response to these timeline updates, Restore the Mississippi River Delta, a coalition of national and local conservation groups issued the following statement: “Today’s news comes less than ...

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Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Faces Delays

5 years 6 months ago

Coastal restoration groups urge officials to redouble efforts to save time (NEW ORLEANS, LA – March 20, 2019) Today the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) announced that the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion is facing a delay of at least several months in completing the permitting phase of this keystone restoration project. In response to these timeline updates, Restore the Mississippi River Delta, a coalition of national and local conservation groups issued the following statement: “Today’s news comes less than ...

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Louisiana is Leading the Way in Real-time Sea Level Rise Monitoring

5 years 6 months ago

A recent study from Tulane University made headlines last month when it suggested that relative sea level rise – rising seas combined with the sinking or disappearance of land within a specific region – may be underestimated in river deltas across the world. The study specifically looked at measurements of relative sea level rise from tide gauges, instruments typically anchored deep in the ground that record changes in water surface elevation. Researchers concluded that tide gauges alone couldn’t accurately measure ...

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